Cuff link



pril 21, 1925.

CUFF LINK Filed Jan. 7. 1925 Patented Apr. 21, '1925.

UNITED :STATES VTGTORBEAM Roenes, or Burraco, Naw YORK.

CUF-F LINK.

Application led January 7, 1925. Serial No. 958.

- To all whom t may concern.'

New York, vuseful Improvements in Cuff Links,

- tile spring.

Y :Be vit known that I, VICTOR B. Roenes, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of have invented certain new ant;

o which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to cuff links of the general .character in which the shank includes a ,plurality of telescopic members yieldingly held in collapsed or telescoped position, preferably by means of a retrac- The object of such a construction is to hold the ends of the cuffs close together under ordinary conditionsand vet Vpermit relatively wide separation of the ends and sliding of the cuis upwardly on the arm withoutremoving the .links from the button holes in the cuffs. One form of said link is shown in my prior Patent No. 1,387,- 557, of August 16, 1921.

One of the ob'ects ofthe present inven- Vtion Vis to .provide cuf links of the .above character in which the shank when in completely telescoped position will retain the buttons or heads of the link quite close together yet in which the link may be extended to three or 4more times its normal length ywhen the various sectionsthereof are completely extended out of, their telescoped position. One feature lolf-the present invention is the provision of novel means for universally connecting the buttons, or heads to the ends of the shank in such a `mannerthat the heads are free to tiltat any angle .relative'to the shank to facilitate the insertion of the links into 'the button holes and also so that thedistance to, which the cuff may be pulled up on the arm is limited only yby, the extensibility kof the shank itself. Thus, when the shank is in fully extended position the heads will lie approximately flatly againstkthe arm and not have atendency to retain a right angular position relative. to the shank and dig into the flesh, as they would be otherwise likely to do with a soft cnfi?. The universal connection between the shanks and the heads is preferably accomplished by making the heads of approximately hollow dome shape with inwardly turned flanges which prevent displacement of approximately cone shaped helical springs housed in the domes and' havmg their smaller ends secured on or to the Y shanks. These spr-ings off-er a very effective universal connection between the heads and the Shanks, retaining thetops of the domes firmly against the ends of the Shanks when the shanks are telescoped and permitting slight axial movement of the heads4 away from the Shanks when the latter .are fully extended.

Further features of the invention which will be more fully described hereafter are the novel means for anchoring the retractile spring which tends to keep theV shank in telescoped position, the novel means for holding the spiral springs againstslipping over the ends of the shanks and the unique method by which the heads are assembled on their supporting springs.

The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a cud link embodying the invention, the dotted lines indicating the tilted positions of the head or button members;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view on the line Qf-Q yof Fig. 1;

Fig.V 3 is a transverse sectional View on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; l

Fig. t is a longitudinal sectional view through the link in extended position;

Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views of the spring retaining tongues; and

Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. 4i, illustrating a slight modification Y Reference characters 10 and 11 designate the two buttons or heads of the link. The shank, indicated generally at 12, includes a main central section 1Q. within which telescope a pair of sections 12" of smaller diameter, the latter'sections in turn accommodating further reduced sections 12. The central shank section includes at its ends inwardly turned lianges 12d cooperating with outwardly turned flanges 12,c on the sections 12b to limit the extensible movement of the cerned, the sections of the telescopic link may be of any suitable cross section either circular or if desired, oval or polygonal to prevent rotation of the section-s one within the other. f i

The sections 12C are each provided at their outer ends with two, pairs ot' diametrically disposed tongues 13, 14 `l'ormed by longitudinally slitting` the sections at four points and bending the tongues defined by such slots either outwardly orinwardly. Thefpair of inwardly projecting tongues 13 affords convenient anchorage for the looped ends 15a of a relatively light contractile spring 15l which is of sufliciently small diameter to conveniently fit within the sections 12C. This spring normally retainsthe parts in their telescoped position. I-Ielical springs 17 yof the conical formation illustrated are slipped over the ends of sections 12c before the tongues 14 are turned outwardly, said tongues eXtending outwardly sufiiciently far to engage one or more of the smaller loops of the springs. The conical springs are of greater, normal depth than the depth of the'approximately dome vshapedheads 10 and 11, so that when the springs are inserted withinthe heads theywill tend to retain lthe heads firmly pressed against the endsof the shanks. The

springs, however, have a tendency to turnV inside out when the link is extended so that while the normal distance between the heads is less than the length of 12, this distance is actually greater than the total length of all the extended links if" sufcient tension be exerted on the link. The heads are provided with inwardly turned flanges 18, the internal diameter vof whichis considerably less than the larger loops of the` heliealsprings. In assembling the heads upon the spiral springs it is preferable that the springs be threaded into` the heads by engaging one of' the convolutions ofl the springs under the flange of theV head and relatively retaining the two members. It is possible, however, ,to coil the springs directly on the shanks and within the heads after been turned over in which instance the head, is held in place and a length otspring wire coiled around theY shanks intoV proper conliormatiom being simultaneously rolled into the dome shaped hea In the alternative form of construction shown in Fig. 7 the position ofthe telescopic sections is reversed. The smallest section being at the center and the larger sections telescoping thereon. In this instance, the central section 2O is provided with outwardly turned flanges 2Oa at its ends engaging with inwardly turned flanges 21 at the inner ends of the intermediate sections 21, the latter in turn being provided with outwardly turned the tongues 18 haveA flanges 211 at their outer ends cooperating with inwardly turned flanges 22a of the outermost sections 22 to limit the telescopic movement of the latter. The domelike heads are attached in the manner above described, the conical helical springs being retained on the shank byl tongues 23 struck outwardly :trom the outer ends of the largest sections and the contractile spring being anchored to inwardly turned tongues 24. An advantage" considerably varied, without departing from the invention, it being simply necessary that the heads be hollow and of a shape which will conveniently accommodate the conical helical spring or some equivalent connecting device which will provide a universal mounting.

I claim: L

1. A cuff link, including a shank, a conical helical spring on the shank and a hollow dome like button member housing the spring 'whereby the latter is universally connected to the shank.

2. A cuff link, including a plurality of telescopic sections constituting a shank, the end sections including inwardly turned tongues, a retractile spring housed within the shank and having its ends anchored to said tongues and button members universally connected to the ends of the shank.`

3. A cuflZ link, including a plurality of telescoping sections constituting a shank, the end sections including outwardly turned tongues, conicalA spiral springs retained `on the shank byV saidtongues, hollow button members housing the springs and universally connected to the shank thereby, and a retractile spring normally retaining the sections of the shank in collapsed position.

4. A cufi' link, including a shank, conical Vspiral springs encircling the ends `ot' the shank, hollow dome like button members housing the springs and universally connected lthereby to theends oit the shank. y

Y 5. A cuff' link, including a shank, `conical spiral springs encircling theends of. the shank, hollow dome like button members housing the springs and universally connected thereby to the ends of the shank, said springs being of sufficient strength to normally retain the buttons pressed against the ends of the shank and being adapted to permit movement of said buttons beyond the ends of the shank when axial tensioning,`

strain is exerted on the link.

helical springs housed Within and connected to and eneireh said members ng the shank,

said springs being under compression within the button members to retain the latter against the ends of the shank.

Signed at Buffalo in the County of Erie, and State of New York, this 29th day of December, A. D. 1924.

VICTOR BEAM ROGERS. 

